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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 7569541, member: 81887&quot;]I have this denarius from the first year of Hadrian&#039;s reign:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305216[/ATTACH]</p><p>What I find most interesting about this piece is the references in the legend to Trajan, Hadrian&#039;s predecessor and adoptive father.&nbsp; Note that the obverse legend ends &quot;DIVI TRA&quot; (the Divine Trajan) and the reverse starts out &quot;PARTH F&quot; (Son of Parthicus [Trajan was awarded the title of Parthicus after his victories in the Parthian Wars]).&nbsp; There were rumors that Trajan hadn&#039;t actually named Hadrian as his successor prior to his death.&nbsp; This coin is part of Hadrian&#039;s campaign to convince the public that he truly was the rightful heir of Trajan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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